The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-09
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

Secretary Manning has sent to the
House Committee on Forega Affairs long
reply to the request of that committee for his
taliation bills, and for any suggestions that he
may desire to make with reference thereto
The Secretary regrets that the tariff laws
of the United States or the non
Intervention policy of Canada should
be the divided disgrace of our COM
mon civilization. He cautions legislators 10
enact laws looking forward to the eventual
merging of the two countries into one and
submits n new bill TO the committee which
provides that whenever the President shall be
satisfied that United States YES sells are denied
any of their rights or privileges in Canadian
waters or ports, it shall, in his discretion,
be his duty to issue proclamation closing
the ports of the United States against vessels
owned wholly or in part by subject
of her Brittanic Majesty, and coming or ar
irving from any point or place in the Domin-
ion Of Canada or in the Island of Newfound-
land, whether directly or having touched at
any other port, excepting such vessels
shall be in distress; and every vessel thus ex
cluded that shall enter or attempt TO enter
any port of the United States shall be seized
and forfeited, or the value thereof shall be
recovered from the person attempting to
make the entry.
A bill has been introduced in the
Dakota Legislature appropriating $1,000 to
purchase seed grain for needy settlers whose
crops were destroyed by drought last year.
Speaker Carlisle has written letter
to Representative Randall, in which it is un-
derstood he expresses the entire inability of the
tariff reformers to accept the internal revenue
features of the bill prepared by the pro-
lection Democrats, and their desire for much
larger reduction in customs duties than the
bill contains. The Speaker then, in behalf of
his wing of the party, advances propositions
upon which to unite the party III favor of
bill to reduce the surplus revenue.
A caucus of Republican Senators
was he'd last week to consider the policy to be
pursued with regard to a reduction of the
revenue. No conclusion was reached.
Several distinct shocks of earthquake
were experienced throughout Central Illinois
and Indiana early on the morning of the 9th
inst A heavy rumbling noise was heard at
frs, followed by several violent vibrations of
the earth, shaking houses, rafting windows
and DOORS and causing panic among live stock
herds. At Springfield, Ill, the citizens
were aroused by the rattle of crockery,
windows, pictures, and at one house,
where the people were up attend
ing the wants of a sick person, the swaying
was so distinct as to cause alarm, and the in
valid insisted on being removed TO the open
air and placed as near mother earth as posi-
Die. At another place the glass doors OF the
wardrobe were thrown violently open, and the
case tottered as if TO fall At about the hour
these shocks were felt in Indiana and lnois,
the people of Owatonna, Mimi, were startled
by thunder and lightning lasting an hour, with
the mercury below zero.
The startling rumor comes from Eu
rope that Germany is beat upon forcing war
on France, AMI that declaration of hostilities
may occur inside the next thirty days. 1t is
claimed that arrangements have been made by
which the German troops Gun pass through
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